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EXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films is embarking on a documentary about pioneering supermodel Donyale Luna, one of the first Black models to be featured on the covers of major European fashion magazines. Nailah Jefferson (Vanishing Pearls: The Oystermen of Pointe à la Hache), is directing the film, teaming with Oscar…

EXCLUSIVE: JFM, which has a motion picture development deal with Sony Pictures, has signed on to produce the film that follows Ridgeway's award-winning comedy-drama Death of a Telemarketer recently acquired by Sony Pictures.  With a script by Ridgeway and Noah Cooper, Lucid Summer is a dramatic psychological thriller…

Jeff Friday Media, the company that organizes the American Black Film Festival, has struck a first-look deal with WarnerMedia. The two-year exclusive arrangement will give networks including HBO, HBO Max, TBS, TNT, TruTV and CNN access to unscripted content ranging from documentaries, docuseries, and specials to…

Endeavor Content is teaming up with Layne Eskridge's POV Entertainment and Jeff Friday Media to increase diversity in the TV world. On Friday, the three entities announced a partnership that seeks to develop and produce premium scripted television series from Black and Brown creators. The collaboration intends to…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is changing the game with its latest venture. The studio has revealed that they have inked a unique first-look deal with Jeff Friday Media (JFM), the newly-formed production house launched by the company CEO Jeff Friday, founder of the annual American Black Film Festival…